Alan Wooten

This is what happens when the vice president of the United States visits Greensboro: Excitable German shepherds, restrained by their military handlers, sniff every duffel, trash can, and bathroom of a terminal at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Poised, yet nervy and as quiet as bats, Secret Service agents in dark suits and sunglasses scan the landscape, alert for a car, a bag, a person out of place. They park their bulky black SUVs in a long bulwark. And they wait. And wait. They seem to never tire of waiting. A black State Police helicopter hovers nearby, while in their neon-green […]

(The Center Square) – The Tampa Bay Rays will reportedly announce plans Tuesday for a new $1.2 billion domed stadium that could cost up to $600 million in public funds. The domed stadium would have 30,000 seats, be located near Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg’s 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District and be ready to open in 2028, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The announcement comes as Wisconsin politicians are looking at spending $600 million in public funds toward $700 million in renovations to the Milwaukee Brewers’ American Family Field and the Oakland Athletics received legislative approval of a $380 […]

Darrell Brooks trial: Defendant’s opening statement doesn’t reveal why jury should acquit During his opening statement in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack, Darrell Brooks removed his mask to show the jury “who he really is.” Brooks stopped short of spelling out why the jury should find him not guilty on six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 70 other charges. He did say he believes they’ll make the “right decision.” WAUKESHA, Wis. – Prosecutors on Thursday, Oct. 20 rested their case in the Darrell Brooks trial, charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack. The state called 57 witnesses […]

article FILE – A person wears a Ghostface costume from the movie ‘Scream’ in Times Square on Oct. 31, 2020, in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) HAMILTON, Miss. – Four people linked to viral video footage of Mississippi daycare employees using a scary mask to frighten young children are facing charges of felony child abuse, and a fifth person faces two misdemeanor counts, authorities say. The daycare’s owner, Sheila Sanders, is not facing charges. She has said that at least four of the employees were fired after the video came to light. The videos — one filmed […]

Record-breaking fentanyl bust Ken Suarez reports. WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says their latest drug bust resulted in the largest seizure of fentanyl in the history of the agency. Sheriff Grady Judd detailed the undercover trafficking operation, which ended with the arrests of three suspects and 11 pounds of fentanyl seized by detectives. Investigators said the drugs were being manufactured in Mexico and sent to the United States to be made into synthetic pills and sold on the streets. The undercover investigation began in September, in coordination with FDLE, U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security, and the […]